Claim: George W. Bush told people to "just send your cash" in connection with Haiti natural-disaster fundraising

Verdict: True

• On January 16, 2010, former President George W. Bush appeared at the White House with President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton after the January 12, 2010 Haiti earthquake.
• Obama asked Bush and Clinton to lead a major public fundraising effort (the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund).
• In his remarks, Bush urged Americans who wanted to help not to send physical goods first, and said "just send your cash," arguing money would go to organizations on the ground that could spend it effectively.
• Contemporary reporting from NPR, Reuters, the New York Times, CBS, and others quoted the same line in the same Haiti-relief context.

In plain language: Yes. Bush said “just send your cash” while promoting Haiti earthquake relief fundraising in January 2010.

The White House archive of the event records Bush saying the most effective way for Americans to help was to contribute money, then:

I know a lot of people want to send blankets or water, just send your cash. One of the things that the President and I will do is to make sure your money is spent wisely.

That “President” in the second sentence refers to former President Clinton, who was co-leading the fundraising effort with Bush.

CBS News titled a short clip of the moment Bush: Just Send Your Cash and summarized that Bush urged Americans to send money, not supplies, for Haiti relief while speaking with Obama and Clinton.

Secondary coverage matched the primary record. NPR noted the “send cash” message and quoted Bush saying “Just send your cash.” Reuters and the New York Times likewise attributed the line to Bush in the same Rose Garden / White House fundraising announcement.